All activity by Dwight B. Shepard | dshepard@repub.com - masslive.comdbshepar-feed2015-03-31T05:30:00ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceYesterday's top stories: Route 9 Diner closes following sexual harassment allegations, Emmanuel Bile found guilty in UMass gang rape, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.156050152015-03-31T09:30:00Z2015-03-31T09:30:00ZThe Iron Horse Entertainment Group has announced that tickets will go on sale Friday, April 3 for a Mountain Park concert with 90s rock icons Primus and Dinosaur Jr.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
The Iron Horse Entertainment Group has announced that tickets will go on sale Friday, April 3 for a Mountain Park concert with 90s rock icons Primus and Dinosaur Jr.
Firefighter critically injured after falling through roof into blaze in California: videotag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.156047772015-03-31T02:10:00Z2015-03-31T02:10:00ZFirefighters were able to get their colleague out in about three minutes, but not until after he had sustained serious burns.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Firefighters were able to get their colleague out in about three minutes, but not until after he had sustained serious burns.
PM News Links: Police say father threw crying baby against wall; authorities say mother killed daughters, then self; and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.156013542015-03-30T20:45:00Z2015-03-30T20:45:00ZA digest of news stories from around New England. Tweets about "#Westernma" !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Police say Connecticut father Robert Tarkowski threw 3-month-old daughter against wall because he was upset over her crying [WVIT-TV, NBC30, New Britain] New Hampshire authorities say...dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
A digest of news stories from around New England. Tweets about "#Westernma" !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Police say Connecticut father Robert Tarkowski threw 3-month-old daughter against wall because he was upset over her crying [WVIT-TV, NBC30, New Britain] New Hampshire authorities say...
Woman charged with stealing unborn fetus can not be charged with murder, Colorado district attorney saystag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155832572015-03-28T12:30:00Z2015-03-28T12:30:00ZDistrict Attorney Stan Garnett said because the medical examiner's office concluded that the child was not alive outside the mother's womb, it did not qualify as a person under Colorado law.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
District Attorney Stan Garnett said because the medical examiner's office concluded that the child was not alive outside the mother's womb, it did not qualify as a person under Colorado law.
Husband killed after grabbing wheel from wife, being ejected from car, during crash in Texastag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155836562015-03-28T11:15:00Z2015-03-28T11:15:00ZThe husband was not wearing a seat belt, police said.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
The husband was not wearing a seat belt, police said.
Yesterday's top stories: Springfield logs 4 homicides in 2 weeks, state retirement incentive could cause exodus, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155839922015-03-28T10:30:00Z2015-03-28T10:30:00ZApparent lookouts sounded vehicle horns in warning Thursday as narcotics detectives prepared to raid a home in the Six Corners neighborhood at noon on Thursday. They honked in vain, however, and detectives arrested four suspected dealers and seized some 600 bags of heroin.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Apparent lookouts sounded vehicle horns in warning Thursday as narcotics detectives prepared to raid a home in the Six Corners neighborhood at noon on Thursday. They honked in vain, however, and detectives arrested four suspected dealers and seized some 600 bags of heroin.
PM News Links: Woman charged with texting while crashing, teacher may be canned for sharing inappropriate poem, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155800832015-03-27T20:45:00Z2015-03-27T20:45:00ZThe man charged with calling in a bomb threat to the courthouse where the Aaron Hernandez trial is being held was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
The man charged with calling in a bomb threat to the courthouse where the Aaron Hernandez trial is being held was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.
Yesterday's top stories: Red Rose Pizzeria owner says business is staying put, Springfield's 8th murder victim identified, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155742892015-03-27T09:30:00Z2015-03-27T09:30:00Z An 11-year-old Agawam girl escaped the grasp of a man trying to kiss her after her 10-year-old friend kicked him, according to documents filed in Westfield District Court Wednesday.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
An 11-year-old Agawam girl escaped the grasp of a man trying to kiss her after her 10-year-old friend kicked him, according to documents filed in Westfield District Court Wednesday.
Gasoline spill that closed Cape Cod bridge for 10 hours expected to take days to clean up: Videostag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155721162015-03-26T22:30:00Z2015-03-26T22:30:00ZOfficials say lane restrictions could last five to seven days.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Officials say lane restrictions could last five to seven days.
PM News Links: Man shoots construction worker after asking for job, teacher wins battle for cancer treatment, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155706492015-03-26T20:20:00Z2015-03-26T20:20:00ZA 9-year-old girl died Thursday morning after she was struck by a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus in Providence.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
A 9-year-old girl died Thursday morning after she was struck by a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority bus in Providence.
Yesterday's top stories: Springfield police investigate 8th homicide of year, 'stubborn fire' destroys Agawam home, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155657252015-03-26T09:30:00Z2015-03-26T09:30:00ZPolice announced on Wednesday they have obtained a district court arrest warrant for a 46-year-old man considered a suspect in the March 11 stabbing death of Salina Merritt and the assault on two other people in a house in lower Forest Park.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Police announced on Wednesday they have obtained a district court arrest warrant for a 46-year-old man considered a suspect in the March 11 stabbing death of Salina Merritt and the assault on two other people in a house in lower Forest Park.
State trooper dragged 20 feet as police arrest Dorchester man on drug, motor vehicle chargestag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/boston/index.ssf/8002829.155656372015-03-26T02:50:00Z2015-03-26T02:50:00ZLuis Cortez, 29, is scheduled to face drug and motor vehicle charges.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Luis Cortez, 29, is scheduled to face drug and motor vehicle charges.
PM News Links: Police say rental house was rigged to explode, woman shot as house destroyed by fire, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155623802015-03-25T20:55:00Z2015-03-25T20:55:00ZDartmouth College has confirmed that it extended the suspension of one of its fraternities, Alpha Delta, over allegations of branding - that is, pressing a piece of hot metal into a fraternity pledge's skin.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Dartmouth College has confirmed that it extended the suspension of one of its fraternities, Alpha Delta, over allegations of branding - that is, pressing a piece of hot metal into a fraternity pledge's skin.
Yesterday's top stories: Holyoke students protest potential school takeover, judge tells motor vehicle homicide suspect to stop using social media, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155567712015-03-25T09:30:00Z2015-03-25T09:30:00ZAlmost a full year after coming out as the country's first gay Division 1 basketball player, Derrick Gordon will reportedly be leaving the Massachusetts men's basketball team.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Almost a full year after coming out as the country's first gay Division 1 basketball player, Derrick Gordon will reportedly be leaving the Massachusetts men's basketball team.
PM News Links: Teacher found dead reportedly solicited photos from student, police say woman brought child to drug deal, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155537332015-03-24T21:45:00Z2015-03-24T21:45:00ZA Cape Cod man was arrested on charges of home invasion and attempted murder with an ax after police went to a home on Pond Road for a reported assault, according to a statement from police.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
A Cape Cod man was arrested on charges of home invasion and attempted murder with an ax after police went to a home on Pond Road for a reported assault, according to a statement from police.
Colorado preteen charged with trying to kill mother for taking her cell phonetag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155475142015-03-24T11:30:00Z2015-03-24T11:30:00ZWhen the mother confronted her daughter, she learned that her daughter's intentions were deadly.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
When the mother confronted her daughter, she learned that her daughter's intentions were deadly.
Yesterday's top stories: Woman killed in St. James Avenue car crash identified, Wilbraham police locate shooting suspect, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155483722015-03-24T09:30:00Z2015-03-24T09:30:00ZSpringfield police have been investigating a shooting that left a van damaged, but with no injuries to the people inside the vehicle.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Springfield police have been investigating a shooting that left a van damaged, but with no injuries to the people inside the vehicle.
Real estate millionaire Robert Durst, held in murder of wife, others, now linked to Vermont cold casetag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155469862015-03-23T23:20:00Z2015-03-23T23:20:00ZDurst is being eyed in the 1971 disappearance of Middlebury College student Lynne Schulze.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Durst is being eyed in the 1971 disappearance of Middlebury College student Lynne Schulze.
PM News Links: Mother accused of breaking infant's bones, mayor tells opponents of gay-pride marchers to grow up, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155458872015-03-23T21:45:00Z2015-03-23T21:45:00ZA Stoneham man is one small step closer to being picked for an ambitious one-way mission to colonize Mars.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
A Stoneham man is one small step closer to being picked for an ambitious one-way mission to colonize Mars.
Facebook 'friends' help detectives crack Indianapolis murder case, police saytag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155252372015-03-20T21:45:00Z2015-03-20T21:45:00ZFor police, the "ah-ha" moment came when they searched a witnesses' Facebook page and saw that she was "friends" with a suspect in the killing.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
For police, the "ah-ha" moment came when they searched a witnesses' Facebook page and saw that she was "friends" with a suspect in the killing.
PM News Links: Police say mother was drunk when she hit pedestrian, girl dies after medical emergency on school bus, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155237502015-03-20T20:10:00Z2015-03-20T20:10:00ZAn Edgartown man who died in a fire early Thursday on Martha's Vineyard apparently stopped to dress while three other people escaped, according to police.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
An Edgartown man who died in a fire early Thursday on Martha's Vineyard apparently stopped to dress while three other people escaped, according to police.
Connecticut General Assembly likely to vote whether to implement tolls on state's highwaystag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155048882015-03-18T22:20:00Z2015-03-18T22:20:00ZRepublicans and Democrats seem to be in disagreement over whether to reinstate tolls.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Republicans and Democrats seem to be in disagreement over whether to reinstate tolls.
PM News Links: Massachusetts photographer captures pictures of Northern Lights, high school cafeteria worker who smelled of marijuana removed, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.155031762015-03-18T20:00:00Z2015-03-18T20:00:00ZThe police in Japan are investigating telephoned death threats to the United States ambassador, Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, and to an American diplomat in Okinawa, Japanese and international news agencies reported on Wednesday.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
The police in Japan are investigating telephoned death threats to the United States ambassador, Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, and to an American diplomat in Okinawa, Japanese and international news agencies reported on Wednesday.
Yesterday's top stories: Suspect tells police he's not sorry for stabbing, records show strained relationship between officers seeking chief's job, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.154983482015-03-18T09:30:00Z2015-03-18T09:30:00ZPolice have impounded a car as they continue to investigate a hit and run accident that sent a male skateboarder to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Police have impounded a car as they continue to investigate a hit and run accident that sent a male skateboarder to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries.
Former Worcester basketball coach held after being charged with assaulting player during home invasiontag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.154966102015-03-17T23:30:00Z2015-03-17T23:30:00ZA former basketball coach who a teenage victim said assaulted him with the barrel of a shotgun during a home invasion in November was held without bail during a dangerousness hearing in Central District Court in Worcester Tuesday. Jesse G....dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
A former basketball coach who a teenage victim said assaulted him with the barrel of a shotgun during a home invasion in November was held without bail during a dangerousness hearing in Central District Court in Worcester Tuesday. Jesse G....
PM News Links: Child rape victim brings judge to tears during sentencing, priest convicted of sexually abusing minor, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.154952192015-03-17T21:40:00Z2015-03-17T21:40:00ZAn Maine woman was charged with furnishing brownies laced with marijuana to her 13-year-old daughter.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
An Maine woman was charged with furnishing brownies laced with marijuana to her 13-year-old daughter.
Yesterday's top stories: 17-year-old arrested in Springfield slaying, Wilfork's return to Patriots looking unlikely, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.154891812015-03-17T09:30:00Z2015-03-17T09:30:00ZFor the second time in a year, Air Force Reserve Technical Sgt. and Springfield native Daniel Warren has earned one of the nation's top honors for heroism under fire.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
For the second time in a year, Air Force Reserve Technical Sgt. and Springfield native Daniel Warren has earned one of the nation's top honors for heroism under fire.
Connecticut man beaten, stabbed to death after spilling coffee on teen, police saytag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.154887022015-03-17T01:35:00Z2015-03-17T01:35:00ZPolice said it was information provided by the public that helped them solve the case.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Police said it was information provided by the public that helped them solve the case.
Voice of real estate heir Robert Durst, subject of HBO series 'The Jinx,' recorded saying he 'killed them all' (video)tag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.154860292015-03-16T22:05:00Z2015-03-16T22:05:00ZThe New York millionaire is suspected of killing his first wife, and two other people, since 1982,dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
The New York millionaire is suspected of killing his first wife, and two other people, since 1982,
PM News Links: Couple faces 38 child abuse charges, elementary school teacher charged with sex assault, and moretag:www.masslive.com,2015:/news/index.ssf/865.154853342015-03-16T19:40:00Z2015-03-16T19:40:00ZTwo pit bulls were found dead in a wooded area on Sunday, reportedly injured and shot to death, police said.dbsheparhttp://connect.masslive.com/user/dbshepar/index.html
Two pit bulls were found dead in a wooded area on Sunday, reportedly injured and shot to death, police said.